March 2025

Research Insights

A monthly publication of the UGA Office of Research with the latest funding opportunities and announcements in support of our research community.

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Grant Opportunities

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Amount: Varies

Deadline: April 12

Supports high-quality conferences relevant to public health and the scientific mission of participating institutes and centers.

Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Research Grants

Amount: Up to $500,000

Deadline: May 1

Funds research on sustainable solid waste management practices and at least one of the following priority areas: climate change impacts/greenhouse gas emissions; emerging contaminants; and advancing materials circularity and recycling.

Russell Sage Foundation Grants (SPEI and FOW categories)

Amount: Varies

Deadline: July 16

Funds research that extends methods, data, and theories of the social sciences as a means to better understand the nation’s most pressing social, political, and economic problems.

NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Amount: Varies

Deadline: July 23

Supports early-career faculty who have potential to serve as academic role models.

Humanities & Arts Opportunities

Creative Capital Awards

Amount: $15,000-$50,000

Deadline: April 3

Provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of original artistic works.

NEH: Fellowships

Deadline: April 9

Amount: Up to $60,000

Helps individual scholars pursue projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing with value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.

NEH: State and Impact of the Humanities

Amount: Up to $75,000 (Level 1); Up to $150,000 (Level 2)

Deadline: April 16

Supports data-grounded research that investigates impact and value of the humanities to expand understanding of their role in private, public, and scholarly life.

Foundation Opportunities

The Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship

Amount: One year of salary support plus $10,000 for research and $50,000 for mentor support

Deadline: May 15

Supports accomplished researchers seeking to transition into a new scientific discipline, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

Amount: Up to $25,000

Deadline: June 16

Supports education and research in ornamental horticulture through grants to organizations aligned with funding interests.

Limited Submissions

Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation: Beckman Scholars Program

Amount: $156,000

Deadline: March 28

Supports research by full-time undergraduate students.

NSF: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)

Amount: $100,000 - $4 million

Deadline: April 4

Improves access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation.

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program – June 2026 Cycle

Amount: Typically, up to $1.5 million

Deadline: April 18

Supports medical, science, and engineering projects that are novel in approach, question prevailing paradigms, or have potential to explore new territory.

Characterizing the Regulation of Cell Envelope Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Funder: NIH

Amount: $1,806,485

PI: Katherine Hummels, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Microbiology

Conservation Hub for Economic Empowerment of Rural Stakeholders (CHEERS)

Funder: USDA NIFA via the University of Florida

Amount: $1,250,000

PI: Daniel Geller, College of Engineering

Evaluation of the Risk of Huanglongbing in Cold-Hardy Citrus Production Systems

Funder: USDA NIFA

Amount: $1,121,019

PI: Apurba Barman, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

CHIRRP: RAISE: Towards a Water Equity Framework for Mitigating Multi-Flood Hazards Events in Puerto Rico: A Case Study for the San Juan Bay Estuary

Funder: NSF

Amount: $999,732

PI: Felix Santiago Collazo, College of Engineering

ApoSoy

Funder: Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Amount: $659,080

PI: Peggy Ozias-Akins, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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External Honors & Awards

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Featured Events

UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series: “Listening as a Gift: What Listening (Still) Has to Offer Qualitative Inquiry”

Wednesday, March 19

Register via Zoom

Join the UGA Qualitative Research Program for the last UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series of the semester, delivered by Assistant Professor Susan Cannon of the Mary Frances Early College of Education. Cannon will trace her engagements with listening, transcription, responsibility, and representation, and share thoughts on what listening has to offer qualitative inquiry.

Research Announcements

ACTION REQUIRED: EPA ban on most uses of methylene chloride

UGA labs are strongly encouraged to discontinue use of methylene chloride in lab activities and must assess their use of methylene chloride due to new EPA restrictions. Labs choosing to continue use must complete the UGA Methylene Chloride Survey by March 30, as well as meet strict new guidelines. Learn more on the Environmental Safety Division website.

New federal policy on life sciences research

A new U.S. policy on federally funded life sciences research involving biological agents and toxins takes effect May 6. It replaces previous guidelines and strengthens oversight of research with potential security risks. Visit the UGA Office of Biosafety webpage for details.

New research security training requirement

Starting May 1, senior and key personnel on research award applications must complete new export control and research security training, per the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. UGA has added a “Research Security Training” curriculum in the Professional Education Portal. For any questions, contact Tina Bosworth at tina.bosworth@uga.edu.

Image Puzzler

Diego Huet described this orb weaver spider captured at Sandy Creek as “weird looking,” even for him. You can see its face in the middle and its six eyes (three pairs altogether, with two pairs in the middle and the last pair on each side of the head) tucked between three pairs of legs. Read more.  (Photo by Diego Huet)

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